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Independent analysis of government records. Numbers describe proceedings or children as defined by each original publication, not the likelihood of adoption or predicted waiting times.
What do these figures measure?
The Ministry reports annual civil case activity across 29 juvenile courts. Filed proceedings are not children adopted. The three legal categories must not be added together and presented as completed adoptions.
All 29 courts: 2025
| Court | Declarations 2023 | Declarations 2025 | Change 2023–25 | Intercountry suitability 2025 | Adoptability 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancona | 295 | 207 | -30% | 29 | 26 |
| Bari ↗ | 303 | 268 | -12% | 44 | 55 |
| Bologna | 271 | 316 | +17% | 82 | 68 |
| Bolzano | 108 | 106 | -2% | 21 | 16 |
| Brescia | 335 | 295 | -12% | 48 | 91 |
| Cagliari | 197 | 231 | +17% | 12 | 27 |
| Caltanissetta | 177 | 123 | -31% | 11 | 13 |
| Campobasso | 145 | 129 | -11% | 12 | 5 |
| Catania | 386 | 328 | -15% | 39 | 81 |
| Catanzaro | 205 | 145 | -29% | 42 | 6 |
| Firenze | 442 | 299 | -32% | 106 | 35 |
| Genova | 304 | 249 | -18% | 32 | 74 |
| L'Aquila | 235 | 212 | -10% | 25 | 36 |
| Lecce | 197 | 115 | -42% | 33 | 9 |
| Messina | 191 | 220 | +15% | 25 | 12 |
| Milano ↗ | 549 | 521 | -5% | 190 | 185 |
| Napoli | 568 | 413 | -27% | 149 | 111 |
| Palermo | 458 | 361 | -21% | 61 | 71 |
| Perugia | 161 | 217 | +35% | 25 | 11 |
| Potenza | 52 | 114 | +119% | 26 | 9 |
| Reggio Calabria | 147 | 114 | -22% | 21 | 3 |
| Roma ↗ | 778 | 638 | -18% | 134 | 243 |
| Salerno | 241 | 226 | -6% | 42 | 17 |
| Sassari | 90 | 127 | +41% | 8 | 7 |
| Taranto | 175 | 117 | -33% | 21 | 10 |
| Torino ↗ | 377 | 404 | +7% | 92 | 174 |
| Trento | 217 | 204 | -6% | 13 | 4 |
| Trieste | 158 | 157 | -1% | 33 | 16 |
| Venezia | 348 | 329 | -5% | 108 | 52 |
The change measures filed cases between 2023 and 2025, not an increase or decrease in completed adoptions. Court classifications may be affected by data migration or revisions. Four courts also have verified local forms; others remain in the national table until distinctive source evidence is gathered.
Source: Ministero della Giustizia — Flussi Civili TM dati ↗ · Metadata and licence ↗